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Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Provides the following information and services: - Child care licensing​

- Child care provider information and referral​

​- General information on licensing for child care

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Responsible for issuing licenses to and inspecting a variety of establishments. Services provided include:

- Child Care Health Consultation services and special event licenses in Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse counties

- Consultation appointments with a registered sanitarian 

- Food & beverage establishments, lodging facilities (private/vacation home rentals), mobile home parks, recreational camping areas, public pools and youth camp licenses in Douglas and Pope counties

- Information and resources on public health complaints, ordinances, and policies

- Tobacco vendor licenses in Douglas, Grant, and Pope counties.

Licenses in-home child care homes, offers training, and monitors child care homes to support the health and safety of children. Potential child care license applicants must attend an initial orientation meeting to learn if this may be the right business for them. - Children are not allowed to attend orientation sessions.

- If school is canceled due to weather concerns, the meeting will also be canceled.

- Individuals arriving 15 minutes beyond the start time of the session may not be allowed to attend.

- Interpreters can be arranged for the orientation session.

- License application materials will be provided at the initial orientation meeting.

Provides the licensing for child care, which typically takes three to six months to complete. Services include: - Child care provider information - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications - Orientation, licensing, and re-licensing of child care certification

Provides the licensing for adult and child foster care. Services include: - Information about licensing requirements and standards

​- Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of adult foster care certification

Provides the licensing for child care, which typically takes three to six months to complete. Services include: - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications - Orientation, licensing, and re-licensing of child care certification

Provides the licensing for adult foster care homes and child foster care. Services include: - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications for adult foster care and child foster care licensing - Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of adult foster care and child foster care certification - Foster care services for emergency, short-term, and long-term placement

Licensing and certification of nursing homes and other health care facilities in the state of Minnesota. Licensing of home health nursing services, home health aides, and home management providers, including individual paraprofessionals. The department keeps details of surveys of nursing quality for the last three years available in order to assist consumers in deciding which nursing home is the best placement. The surveys evaluate the quality of care and services provided, as well as the appropriateness of the facility's building, equipment, staffing, policies, procedures, and finances. Nursing Home Report Card: Online information on nursing homes. Every nursing home in the state has been given up to five stars in each of eight quality measures, including inspections, and quality of care and a quality-of-life survey among more than one-third of all residents. Enter a ZIP code and a range of miles, then select three priorities from the eight quality measures, a list of the homes ranked by those criteria appear. When clicking on the name of a nursing home, it will show the number of stars for each quality measure and the state average.

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Provides general information and licensing for individuals interested in becoming child or adult foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term/respite, and long-term placement.

Provides child care licensing. Steps include:

1. Attending an orientation class

2. Getting required pre-service training

3. Completing and returning application packet with license fee

4. Passing background studies

5. Passing home inspection

Also accepts child care complaints.

Provides the licensing for child care, which typically takes three to six months to complete. Services include: - Child care provider information - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications - Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of child care certification

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Provides the licensing for adult and child foster care. Services include: - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications and adult foster care homes - Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of adult foster care certification

Families are needed to open their homes to school age children needing a temporary place to live. Placements vary in length. Foster providers become part of the agency team that works closely to meet the child's needs and with the child's parents toward the goal of reuniting the family or finding permanency for the child.

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Provides the following information and services: - Child care licensing - Child care provider locator information - General information on licensing for child care, rules and regulations, forms, and trainings

Provides the licensing for child care, which typically takes three to six months to complete. Services include: - Child care provider information - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications - Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of child care certification

Families are needed to open their homes to school age children needing a temporary place to live. Placements vary in length. Foster providers become part of the agency team that works closely to meet the child's needs and with the child's parents toward the goal of reuniting the family or finding permanency for the child.

Provides the following information and services: - Child care licensing

- Child care provider information and referral​

​- General information on licensing for child care

Seeks to protect public health by regulating environmental conditions and facilities. Services include:

- Cleanup of clandestine drug lab sites

- Investigation of public health nuisance complaints

- Licensing and inspection of food and beverage establishments

- Regulation of lodging establishments, hotels, motels, and resorts

- Regulation of public swimming pools

- Regulation of manufactured home parks, recreational camping areas, and youth camps

- Reporting of foodborne illness concerns

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.